Bruce Miller (politician)

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Bruce Miller is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Edmonton-Glenora. As a member of the Alberta Liberal Party, he is a part of the Official Opposition of the Government of Alberta. He was first elected First elected November 22, 2004.

He has has a notable career as a churchman, educator and community activist/advocate. He received the Queen’s Jubilee award for community service in 2002.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University, Ottawa, 1963

Masters of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1966

Masters of Sacred Theology degree from the Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1967

PhD in Social Ethics from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1984

Academic Positions:

Assistant professor, religious studies, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1969 to 1973)

Assistant professor of bible and religion, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas (1976 to 1977)

Sessional lecturer, religious studies, University of Alberta (1983 to 2000)

Fellow, Jesus Seminar, the Westar Institute, Santa Rosa, California (1990 to present)

Churchman:

Lay minister, Southminster United Church, Lethbridge, Alberta (1977 to 1979)

Minister, St. Paul’s United Church, St. Paul, Alberta (1979 to 1981)

Interim minister, Olivet United Church, Hamilton, Ontario (1981 to 1982)

United Church chaplain, University of Alberta (1982 to 1988)

Chair, Edmonton Presbytery, United Church of Canada (1986 to 1988)

Interim minister, Central United Church, Edmonton, Alberta (1988 to 1989)

Interim minister, Social Service and Social Action, Alberta and Northwest Conference (1989 to 1990)

Commissioner to General Council of the United Church of Canada(1986, 1992, 1997 and 2000)

Minister, Robertson-Wesley United Church, Edmonton, Alberta (1990 to 2004)

Community Activist and Advocate

Recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee award for community service in 2002

Co-founder,Board Member Alberta Quality of Life Commission (1994 to present)

Co-founder, [1]Project Ploughshares Edmonton (1983 to 1986)

Vice-chair, Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace (1998 to present)

Board member, Fireweed Institute (2001 to present); Organized Pathways Centre (2003); Member of Interfaith Committee on Health Care (2001 to 2002); Faith in Action (1996 to present); Organizer and chair, Interfaith Committee on Justice in the Workplace (1995 to 2000)